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| Shaping Africa's digital future - AfricaCom launches free headliner conference tracks with worldclass speaker line-up...read |
| | | High quality data crucial for success of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, says the Economic Commission for Africa...read |
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 | Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) remains critical in developing regional value chains in Africa and in support of AfCFTA... read |
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 | Republic of Congo releases Bemba after nearly 18 months without charge... read |
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 | Issued By HDI Youth Marketeers At the tail end of June, HDI Youth Marketeers hosted an African Conference, attended by various members of the HDI collective, to dig deep into understanding the culture of the African youth... read |
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 | As major brands like Absa register, use and promote .africa (dotAfrica) domain names, the effect on commerce, education, health and other sectors could be profound... read |
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 | Lauren Hartzenberg Boardmans and Red Square cosmetics stores will soon be no longer as Edcon intensifies its focus on the Edgars brand in a bid to win back shoppers... read |
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 | Tony Elumelu Foundation hosts interactive session with Macron and 2000 young African entrepreneurs... read |
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 | Startupbootcamp AfriTech has revealed the Top 10 African Innovators who will participate in its accelerator programme for 2018... read |
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 | Continent's leading satellite broadband service to launch across West Africa... read |
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 | Rilind Elezaj Email marketing is one of the most essential marketing tools that most online-based businesses employ to maximise their sales... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Entrepreneurs from across Africa have been invited to apply to attend the Ghana Tech Summit next week, which will offer 100 free startup passes and offer the top 10 the chance to pitch at its startup showcase... read |
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 | Brendon Williamson Startup companies are faced with a number of challenges before they even begin trading. Market research and designing an excellent customer journey are important, but ensuring your customer has a payment option... read |
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 | Sarah Quinlan Over the last 15 years, technology has reshaped the face of global retail. With billions of people spending more time online each day, the way we buy things has evolved... read |
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 | Graham Du Plessis E-commerce is going from strength to strength in South Africa, more and more consumers are gaining confidence in making online purchases that are not solely limited to the likes of books, CDs, electronics, airline tickets and the like... read |
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 | For Nigeria, the Google Next Billion Users plan is expected to provoke innovation on an unprecedented scale... read |
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 | Mark Thomson In today's consumer landscape, customers can shop from anywhere at any time. The proliferation of technology-driven purchasing means retailers are expected to keep up with the always-connected, digital-savvy shoppers... read |
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 | Mpho Nkomonde Developing client service excellence in order to properly service clients' campaigns is imperative for client retention, writes Mpho Nkomonde... read |
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 | Federico Dedeu The big names in influencer realms may pull in the big bucks and big audiences, but it is the micro influencer that is finally finding its place in the sun, writes Federico Dedeu... read |
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 | Issued By Vicinity Media The digital media industry's latest obsessions are brand safety and viewability - two closely linked topics born out of the controversial practice of programmatic advertising... read |
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 | African registrars and/or resellers (RaRs) do not have to undergo the expensive and time-consuming Icann accreditation process in order to sell dotAfrica (.africa) domain names anymore... read |
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 | Darren Oxlee The internet of things (IoT) is more than just a buzzword - new developments emerge all the time. But with so many different communications technologies available, those wanting to break into this space are faced with a dilemma... read |
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 | Issued By Bizcommunity.com Having just landed from bringing our readers the finest edit of South African-specific and breaking news, exclusive interviews and overviews from the recent Cannes Lions Festival, we're prepped and ready to do it all over again... read |
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 | Craig Johnston The scope of the retail environment has changed dramatically since the arrival of smart technologies. Customers are becoming more knowledgeable about products across different brands as they are able to scroll through multiple devices... read |
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 | APO Group announces exclusive partnership with Getty Images for the Rugby Africa Gold Cup 2018... read |
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 | African media entrepreneur represented at annual Essence Festival in New Orleans... read |
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 | Driving trade and investments to African markets on a global scale at ATIGS... read |
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 | The following are some of the key technological advancements improving lives in African countries today... read |
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 | Bronwyn Williams It's no secret, in the digital age shoppers want what we want when we want it... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Startups have been invited to apply for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa... read |
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 | New research highlights AI's emerging role as catalyst for harvesting and unifying disparate data essential to customer engagement... read |
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 | Omar Toulan and Niccolò Pisani Traditional retail is in the centre of a storm - and British department store chain House of Fraser is the latest to succumb to the tempest. The company plans to close 31 of its 59 shops - including its flagship store in Oxford Street, London... read |
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 | Femi Amao In his forthcoming book, African Union Law, Femi Amao argues that Africa is on the cusp of a new continental legal order... read |
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 | Rich Warner Cuban medical missions abroad are perhaps one of the most significant legacies of the 1959 Cuban Revolution... read |
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 | The Agri Securitas Trust Fund has recently allocated funding for the protection of farmers and their farm workers through specialised technology. The money from the Trust Fund and the plans of farmers, help to protect themselves as well as their farm workers against crime and violence... read |
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 | Sharmila Ragunanan For the hotel industry, guest experiences have always been important but consumers in the experience economy want more... read |
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 | Countries plagued by corruption can attest to the fact that, once it becomes entrenched, it can be found in all sectors of an economy. But in low and middle income countries the health sector is particularly vulnerable... read |
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 | A range of fisheries management tools already exist that can be used to respond to climate change, but many will need to be retooled to respond to specific needs in specific contexts... read |
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 | International arrivals and employment expected to grow by 1.5% and 3.4% respectively by the end of 2018... read |
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 | Enver Duminy "Developing our relationships with other African nations will allow us to capitalise on tourism growth across the continent." read |
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 | Tom Jackson The funding comes in the form of a $250,000 convertible grant from the FMO MASSIF Fund and a $250,000 loan from the Rabobank Foundation, which Apollo Agriculture chief executive officer (CEO) Eli Pollak said would allow it to expand its lending reach and greatly accelerate its rate of learning... read |
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 | Josephine Wawira Technology is progressively becoming the backbone of the hospitality sector, and the impact is significantly being felt by hoteliers in their interactions with consumers... read |
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 | The world food import bill has broadly tripled since 2000 to reach $1.43tn in 2017, while it has risen around fivefold for countries that are the most vulnerable to food shortages... read |
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 | The conference rooms offer flexibility by maximising venue space through opening the various partition doors, accommodating a maximum of 400 guests in cinema style seating, 270 delegates in school room seating and up to 260 guests in banquet style... read |
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 | Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is the second most congested city in the world. To reduce congestion, Nairobi County has proposed car-free Wednesdays and Saturdays in two of the busiest parts of the city... read |
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 | The Western Cape Department of Water and Sanitation says the prevailing water restrictions will remain in force until dam levels reach more than 85%... read |
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 | Bassel Khatoun Many investors identify South Africa as the most important market on the continent... read |
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 | Craig Farley and Simon Finch Rather than offer investors genuine diversification, the vastly different outlooks for individual countries have introduced an uncomfortable level of volatility to the emerging market universe... read |
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 | Forests and trees contribute far more to human livelihoods than is commonly known, playing crucial roles in food security, drinking water, renewable energy and rural economies... read |
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 | Jumia Travel, in its annual report delves into Kenya's travel, tourism, and hospitality ecosystem, looking at the sector's GDP contribution, as well as technology trends shaping the hospitality sector... read |
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 | Wandile Sihlobo Soya bean production remains at the heart of the US-China trade war, hence prices were under pressure on Friday (6 July 2018) on the back of the introduction of tariffs. For context, China is the world's largest soya bean consumer and heavily reliant on imports. read |
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 | Jason Gilchrist Scientists have for the first time created hybrid embryos with DNA from the nearly-extinct northern white rhinoceros... read |
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 | AGT Foods Africa has announced that it will soon be hopping on the superfoods trend with the launch of its own line of superfoods... read |
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